The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-07-13
COME INTO CAMP,
A Letter to tho Farmers of tho State from
Colonel Duncan.

A Letter to tho Farmers of tho State from
Colonel Duncan.
BY invitation the summer meeting of
the society wiuconvcne upon the grounds
of tho Interstate farmers summer en-
S. c., the first week in August next.
The society will hold its business meet
ing on Wednesday, the 3D.. Thoregular
programme of essays and discussions by
the society will take place on Thursday,
the 18th, this day being assigned by the
arranging committee as The State Agri-
cultural and Mechanical Society Day.
AS you are aware, it has been our Gus
tom to have n representation of three
delegates from each county. While we
wish 70 urge upon the members to see
to it that each county sends Il delegation
ut the same time we call yOur attention
to the fact that this is a meeting of the
society, and all members are entitled to
be present, and we hope as many will
attend as possible.
This Interstate farmers summer en-
campmont meeting has been so thor
ouGhly advertised that it is unnecessary
to say more than to urge rs many as
possible to be present. Ii will be the
largest c%oncoursc of farmers proper that
has over assembled for the purpose Tor
which this meeting is organized; 1T VIII
be fraught with various matters Of ma
tcrial interest to all farmers, and 1t is
cminently proper, if not absolutely nee
| cSsary, HAT your society be fully repre-
sonted, it being the only "simon pure
agricultural organization in the State
that has for its object the discussion and
development OF purely agricultural sub
jectS, and OF matters that apply to TIC
farmers everyday life.
1t is true we have the order Of the
Patrons of Husbandry, under whose
auspices this farmers' interstate en-
carlpment is to be held. The Oranges
have their social and educational fca-
lures, which carry along with it its lady
membership, and while we individually
think it the best and most perfect or
ga%niAation in all its equipments the farm
cr hes ever had, yet it has failed to keep
its hold Oh the rank and Tile OF our
falrucrS.
Then We havo the farmers movement
organization, which has developed into
an organization whose prime object is TO
look after and protect the farmers po-
htlC2i rights, to watch over and see that
sucl legislation as is necessary for his
interest he secured, and TO take charge
of all matters OF o like character, which
oil will readily acknowledge to be pre-
em!nently proper. But never before in
the history of our agricultural interest
has there been more need of Il vitaliziDg
current than at this time. Farmers arc
day by day being aroused to the fact
thaS they, too, must be progressive.
This is the age of less acres and II greater
product from them. improvements in
implements, Ill cultivation, i'll seeds, and
III al kinds OF farm equipments; and
whCtc will the farmers looking for this
VitaIiHing current if not in the State Ag-
rlcuitrral and Mechanical Society?
Tor the past twenty years, since your
reorganization after the war, our So
clcty has been doing a good work, both
IL tho discussion of agricultural subjects
at oar summer meetings, as well as by a
gcn&E"l display of things appertaiuing to
our calling at our annual State fairs, and
1t Wi he only natural, after all spas
LhoGIc efforts arc expended, fOr our
tarmerS TO turn to your society to in
qlurc what IS the news from the agricul-
tur&l watch tower. Therefore we would
h8ain urge you to be present at the
Spartanburg meeting. Let the mcmbcrs
III each county hold a meeting on S ,,S-
day iii July, and il not more than n
delegation of three can attend, let them
DECIDE upon those and forward the name
to ] homas W. Holloway, Pomaria, S.
9. We have been i'll the habit of max
ing spccis' rates of tr. sportation for
delegates t. our summer meetings, hut
tins is one ut which there VIII be SO large
an attendance outside OF the society that
we are using our Efforts to get unusually
low rates for all, which will be announc-
ed ct an early day.
ID. y. DUNCAN, President.
Union, June ~, 1887.